[W126 Coupe] Cold Start Problem

Sun, 2 Jan 2005 14:51:34 -0600

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"..the engine starts without excessive cranking ..and then immediately =
stops. It will start immediately after that, although sometimes it is a =
little rough for a second or two..."

See if your symptoms are noticeably different if you turn the key on and =
give the fuel pumps about 30 seconds head start before you crank the =
engine the first time. Just wondering if the start and die, then start =
and run sequence isn't really just giving the pumps time to get fuel =
pressure all the way up.=20

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